Interior Design, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Minimum grade of "C" | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra (A) | ||
| Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) | ||
| Trigonometry (A) | ||
| Minimum grade of "C" for (A) course | ||
| Humanities (H) | ||
| DM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) | 3 |
| Courses designated (H) | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| DM 2573 | Textile Science (LN) | 3 |
| Course designated (N) | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses Designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 10 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Human Sciences | ||
| EDHS 1112 | First Year Seminar | 2 |
| HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Minimum grade of "C" in each course | ||
| DM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
| DM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
| DM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
| DM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
| DM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
| DM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
| DM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
| DM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
| DM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
| DM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
| DM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
| DM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
| DM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
| DM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
| DM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
| DM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
| DM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
| DM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
| DM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
| DM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
| DM 4533 | Diversity and Inclusion in the Built Environment | 3 |
| DM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
| Select one of the professional areas | 6 | |
| General Electives | ||
| Select three hours of coursework | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 75 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Professional Areas
Design Area
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| ART 1303 | Visual Thinking: Form and Space | 3 |
| Controlled Electives | ||
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
| Sustainability in the Built Environment | ||
| Facility Management and Design | ||
| Product Development Process | ||
| Survey of Accounting | ||
| Architecture and Society (HI) | ||
| History of 20th Century Art (HI) | ||
| History of Graphic Design | ||
| Historic Preservation | ||
| Managing The Built Environment | ||
| Philosophy and the Arts (H) | ||
| Sociology of Aging (DS) | ||
| Introduction to Stage Design | ||
| Scene Design for Theatre | ||
| Lighting for Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Facility Management Area
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| DM 4533 | Diversity and Inclusion in the Built Environment | 3 |
| Controlled Electives | ||
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
| Product Development Process | ||
| Survey of Accounting | ||
| Managerial Accounting | ||
ECON 2203 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | |
| Economics of the Environment | ||
| Managing The Built Environment | ||
| Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business | ||
| Law of Real Property | ||
| Legal Aspects of International Business Transactions (I) | ||
| Fundamentals of Management (S) | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Organization for Action | ||
| Marketing (S) | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Other Requirements
- 40 upper-division hours required.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required. This includes all courses in College and Major Requirements.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required for full admission to the Internship Program.
- Proficiency review required to take sophomore level DHM Interior Design courses.
- Transfer Admission Requirements: 2.00 for less than 31 hours; 2.25 for 31-45 hours; 2.50 for more than 45 hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2029.